# Lane Hornung

> Lane Hornung is the CEO and Co-Founder of zavvie, a Boulder-based proptech platform that helps brokerages present every buying and selling option to their clients. A Stanford-trained industrial engineer, former Cobra attack helicopter pilot in the Marine Corps, and two-time Inman Innovator, he also founded 8z Real Estate and built it into one of Colorado's top brokerages.

- **Role:** CEO and Co-Founder at zavvie
- **Organizations:** zavvie, 8z Real Estate, Salute Colorado, Forbes Real Estate Council, U.S. Marine Corps (former), ZipRealty (former), RE/MAX Alliance (former)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S., Industrial Engineering (with honors), Stanford University, MBA, University of Colorado Boulder
- **Known for:** Two-time Inman Innovator award winner, Built 8z Real Estate into a top-10 Colorado brokerage, Founded zavvie, an early nationwide iBuyer and selling-solutions platform for brokers

## Career timeline

- **early 1990s** — Served as a Cobra attack helicopter pilot in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Persian Gulf War
- **late 1990s** — Executive at ZipRealty in the Bay Area, helped scale it from a handful of agents to a public company
- **2002** — Returned to Colorado, got his real estate license, joined RE/MAX Alliance, launched COhomefinder.com
- **2010** — Founded 8z Real Estate; built it into a top-10 Colorado brokerage
- **2017** — Co-founded zavvie to give brokerages a marketplace of buying and selling solutions
- **2018** — Named one of Colorado's Most Admired CEOs
- **2023** — Named Boulder Entrepreneur of the Year
- **2025** — Recognized in Inman's Best of Finance Awards

## Achievements

- Two-time Inman Innovator award winner
- Built 8z Real Estate into a top-10 Colorado brokerage
- Founded zavvie, an early nationwide iBuyer and selling-solutions platform for brokers
- Named to Colorado's Most Admired CEOs (2018)
- Boulder Entrepreneur of the Year (2023)
- Founder and President of Salute Colorado, supporting veteran transitions
- Forbes Real Estate Council member
- Gulf War combat veteran (USMC, Cobra pilot)

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Recognized in Inman's 2025 Best of Finance Awards.
- **2023-01** — zavvie raised seed funding ($2.15M latest round).

## Links

- Website: https://zavvie.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lanehornung/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/zavvie
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTbWwzH63QU
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/getzavvie

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